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It looks like everyone and their dog rushed to install the fab new iOS 26 update, but macOS Tahoe? Not so much.
On X, Sebastiaan de With, producer of the popular Halide camera app, noted the hesitancy.
“Am I alone in happily running iOS 26 on my phone but waiting a while before upgrading my Mac?” he wrote.
The replies mostly agreed with de With. Most people seem to be holding off updating their Macs, mostly because they’re work machines and too risky to update willy-nilly.
“I usually wait for the first point release before I go for it on my main work machine,” said one, summarizing the common sentiment.
(Anyone still using the original iPod should definitely hold off — see the first X post below.)
I, for one, have been running the macOS Tahoe beta since day one, and aside from a couple of work-stopping glitches (like Slack not working, lol) it’s been great!
macOS Tahoe is indeed a major, major upgrade, with more than 40 new features, including a much-improved Spotlight search and, of course, the new Liquid Glass user interface.
Personally, I think it’s worth it just for the new look — and work be damned! — but it’s your call. If you are updating to macOS Tahoe, here’s our guide to what’s new and worth checking out first.
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Next year’s MacBook Pro upgrade will add a touchscreen!!! Say what???? Has hell frozen over? Dogs and cats, etc. Apple execs said a million times this would never happen. I guess they learned one of Steve Jobs’ favorite tricks: Deny that Apple is working on a product until you suddenly reveal it! If true, the new MacBook is going to be super-interesting.
Did you update to iOS 26 but hate the new look? Luckily, it’s pretty easy to turn off Liquid Glass — if you know how!
The early reviews for the iPhone 17 lineup are in — and they’re universally rave-y.
I’m seeing good reviews for the Qlango language learning app, which turns learning a foreign lingo into a game. And we have it on sale.
Today’s the day in Apple history that the company became the most valuable in the world for the first time — a milestone it’s hit several times since.
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Tweets of the day
i don’t know who needs to hear this but don’t update to macOS Tahoe if you use 3 dongles to connect to your original iPod via FireWire. Tahoe removes FireWire support
— #Stammy (#@Stammy)
4:17 AM • Sep 16, 2025
Now that I’m on iOS26.
I feel like this:
— #My Fault! (#@uglynewyork)
9:37 PM • Sep 15, 2025
Turned literally 10 years old a few days ago.
THIS is what software support looks like.
Remember when some Android dudes thought they caught up to Apple when they started doing 5 years of support?— #Tim 🏳️🌈 (#@LuftkoppTim)
5:49 PM • Sep 16, 2025
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When you’re doing something for yourself, or your best friend or family, you’re not going to cheese out. If you don’t love something, you’re not going to go the extra mile, work the extra weekend, challenge the status quo as much.
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